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A couple of months ago, I was contacted by a representative of Vidazorb to try their probiotics and review them on my blog. They sent me a sample of the Vidazorb Belly Boost for children and the Vidazorb Daily probiotics for adults. They were especially interested to see how the probiotics helped my son’s eczema.

These probiotics have a lot of positive features. To start with, they have a CFU (colony forming units) count of approximately 10 billion per tablet, and they recommend 3 tablets per day. They are chewable, and for those too young to chew them, they are very easy to crush into powder to mix with food or liquid. They taste really good, too. My son always got excited whenever he got one, and often would beg me for “I-ah-kicks” whenever he thought of them. They also do not require refrigeration. They are also gluten, soy, lactose, and corn free and have zero calories..

On the other hand, they did not help my son’s eczema. That doesn’t mean they wouldn’t help some children’s eczema, but it didn’t help my son. I stopped using the Infaskin that we had been using before to really try the Belly Boost, and during that time his eczema actually got a little bit worse, only to go back to what it had been after we added the Infaskin, which we did a few days before we ran out of Belly Boost. I don’t think that the Belly Boost had a negative effect, it just didn’t have a positive one. Perhaps this is because it doesn’t have as many variety of strains as Infaskin does. But Infaskin was specifically developed for skin conditions, while Belly Boost appears to be designed simply to maintain proper digestion, so this doesn’t surprise me too much.

They are to be taken 1 tablet 3 times a day, preferably with meals. I had a hard time remembering to give them to him at each meal, especially in the evening when I was so focused on getting the kids fed, dressed, read to, and in bed. The Infaskin was given once a day between meals, so it is easier to just give it whenever I remember–usually I do it before breakfast with his first liquid of the day. This isn’t really a negative, just for me it is.

They are a bit cheaper than the Infaskin is, at $43.60 if you buy it from Vidazorb. Infaskin costs me $50 for a month’s supply. They are probably a bit more expensive than some probiotics that you can get from another place, but they are very good quality, as far as I can tell, and if one were looking for probiotics to give their child during and after a round of antibiotics, I would definitely recommend Vidazorb as an option to consider. Very kid friendly.

If you want to try them, during the month of October, 2011, you can use the coupon code NEM50 to get 50% off any order. Now, that’s a pretty good deal!

But it gets even better! Vidazorb would like to offer one lucky reader a two-month supply of Belly Boost for their child. That’s an $87.20 value! Simply post a comment telling me which Vidazorb product you would like to try (click on the link to see them all). I will pick a name toward the end of the month of October using Random.com.

I am very excited about two product reviews that I will be doing within the next month or so, and I wanted to announce them. In a few days (as soon as I can get time to write it) I will be doing a review of a children’s probiotic and a give-away! Check back in a few days or subscribe to be sure to find out more details.

The second product review I will be doing is for an air purifer from Bionaire. I just selected this air purifier this morning, and was told I will receive my product “shortly.” I suppose that means next week. Once I have had a chance to try it out, I will do a review here.

My son has a lot of environmental allergies on top of his already extensive food allergies, so having an air purifier with an allergen filter will be a real blessing. You may have heard that indoor air quality can get pretty bad, especially in the winter when we tend to keep windows closed more, or in summer if where air conditioners are used a lot. At times I had wished I could have an air purifier of some kind, but I never thought about actually getting one, because we just don’t have the budget for it. But thanks to this blog, I am getting the chance to get one. I’m really excited!

And I’m also excited to offer you a coupon from Bionaire. You can get a free air filter that will fit any of their machines. You will need to have purchased one of their machines to use it in, but if you have an issue with air quality, having a good air purifier would probably be a good idea.

What do you think? I would appreciate your comments on air quality and its affect on things like eczema and asthma, and how an air purifier could be helpful.

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This site is here to tell my story, as well as provide a place where parents of children with eczema can share and find strength to deal with the problems they face. If you know of a product that has helped you or someone you know with eczema, please do not post about it in the comments, but rather click on the contact page and send me the information directly about it. Thank you!